Nanobelt and nanosaw structures of II-VI semiconductors

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-451

  Ma, Christopher ^a   Moore, Daniel ^a   Ding, Yong ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Wang, Zhong Lin ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

CdS; CdSe; II VI Semiconductors; Nanobelt; Nanoribbon; Nanosaw; ZnS; ZnSe

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELASTIC MODULI; GROWTH KINETICS; LUMINESCENCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ONE DIMENSIONAL; PHASE TRANSITIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC SULFIDE;

CDS; CDSE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOBELTS; NANORIBBONS; NANOSAW; ZNS; ZNSE;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 13244253964     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2004.005978     Document Type: Review

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